11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N2

pick, take, fetch, take up

Kun'yomi
  • to adopt (method, proposal, etc.) ②to pick (e.g. flowers) ③to extract (e.g. juice) ④to assume (an attitude)
On'yomi
  • サイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

サイ 73.6%
26.4%

Character Breakdown

pick, take, fetch
サイ と.る (5th, N2)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
dice, form, appearance
サイ と.る いろどり (11th, N1)
paw radical
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)

Common Words

use ②appointment
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.) ②to pick (e.g. flowers) ③to extract (e.g. juice) ④to assume (an attitude)
picking ②extraction
to be collected ②to be able to collect
drawing blood
gathering edible wild plants
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References

Unicode hex code 63A1
JIS X 0208 1-26-46
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1947
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2209
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 499
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 606
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 367
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 710
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 12274X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 682
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 933
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 960
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 791
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 577
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 709
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 734
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 773
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 900
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 741
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c8.14
Four corner code 5209.4
De Roo Code 1364